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Larry Dibbles
Defensive Tackle
6-2 • 285 • So.-SQ • 92
Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster)

Promising young defensive tackle who saw action in five games, including the Cotton Bowl, as a true freshman in 2002 … removed his redshirt in the Houston game and posted five tackles, two TFLs and a sack on the year.

Freshman (2002)
Played in five contests, including the Cotton Bowl, as a reserve defensive tackle … registered five tackles, two TFLs and one sack … posted three tackles, two TFLs and a 10-yard sack at Tulane … removed his redshirt against Houston and had one tackle in that contest … added a solo stop against Baylor.

High School
Coached by Doug Black at Lancaster High ... a three-year starter at defensive end who earned all-state honors in both football and track & field … registered 228 tackles and 67 sacks during his career … earned first-team All-America honors from USA Today as a senior … rated as the nation’s eighth-best high school prospect by The Sporting News and among the nation’s top 10 defensive line prospects by Student Sports … also a first-team 4A all-state, all-area and all-district selection … had 103 tackles, 28 sacks, eight forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries as a senior … had an eight-sack performance against Grapevine that year … added three other games with at least six sacks … played in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Game … tabbed all-state, all-area and all-district as a junior … posted 142 tackles, 22 sacks, eight forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries that year … earned all-district honors as a sophomore after recording 17 sacks … also a member of the track & field team for four years (shot put, discus) … finished third (60-8-1/2) in the shot put at the UIL Championships as a senior (Class 4A) … won the 2002 Region II 4A shot put title (61-11) … recorded the fourth-best throw (62-5-1/2) in the state that year (all classes) … placed fourth at the Texas 4A Championships in the shot put as a junior (55-11 1/2).

Personal
Born 11/23/83 in Dallas … full name is Larry Dibbles II … father, Larry, played defensive line at TCU (1970) and New Mexico (1971-72) and was selected in the ninth round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings … a prep honors student … has worked at day camp the last two summers and is an active member of PALS (Peer Assistance & Leadership Service) … spends as much time as he can with his family and watches TV in his free time.

The Dibbles File
Nickname: “Big Dibs”
My ESPN Sports Center highlight: The hardest hit on a quarterback that anyone has ever seen
The record I dream of breaking: UT career sacks
Favorite movie: The Fast and the Furious
Worst movie I ever saw: Dude, Where’s My Car?
Favorite actor: Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington
Favorite actress: Jada Pinkett-Smith
Nobody knows how much I like to: Read autobiographies
Favorite TV show: Elimidate, The Fifth Wheel
I'd like to star in a music video with: Puff Daddy
Favorite vehicle: Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer
My dream as a college football player is to: Gain the reputation of a great person both on and off the field
Biggest influence on my football career: My father
When I first met Coach Brown, I thought: “He’s a down-to-earth guy who knows what he’s doing.”
If I were to play another sport, it would be: Track, because I perform well in it
I came to Texas because: It has the best combination of academics and athletics in the country